I'm beginning to see their discography runs deeper than I first imagined.. we un-earthed some gems today! 👏🏻 I want to check out some of their 'Wish Bus' stuff next; let me know which songs to watch below! 💜
Totoo! They can even make the typical unimpressive beats sound good/unique. Kahit eme eme yung lyrics, tunog de kalidad pa din. I once saw a comment from interfan na catchy daw yung Summer to the Max kahit di nya naiintindihan-that was before she learned the english translation of that song😂
The Kasmala video references two events. One is the exhibition of Filipinos at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri USA, where they were treated like specimens at a zoo. The other is the Watsonville riots in California in 1930, where white mobs attacked Filipino farm workers because they were afraid Filipinos were taking their jobs and their women.
what i love about ppop is that they don't sound very alike , they have different distinct sound most specially ALAMAT they are my second of the best ppop group , i love their sound so very distinct that when you listen to the song you will automatically know that it's ALAMAT ❤❤❤
Right.All groups have their own uniqueness na masasabi mong sa kanila lng tlga.And tbh mas nakikinig and nagstretream na ko sa ppop more than kpop ngayon.Bini sb19 g22 bgyo and this group.Grabe kada araw di tlga ako nagsasawa sa kanilang lahat.
ALAMAT’s ABKD and ILY-ILY are also nice songs and has a great meaning behind it. I agree at what you said that Alamat is not afraid to show a different kind of concept. That’s why they are one of a kind. You can feel that they are proud of our culture and where they come from. Aswang is a mythical creature in the Philippines that has a long tongue. Kinda like a mananaggal too, the creature in SB19’s MANA. Alamat has a great discography. Thank you for listening to them. 🤎
Aswang and Gayuma are some of the many of superstitious beliefs in the Philippines. For me I believe it’s true. Aswang is some sort of shape shifter Ghoul/Vampire/monster. And Alamat was singing how they fell in love with this monster and she can devour them anytime. Gayuma-is a love potion, The lady in the video is “Aj from G22 (deep voice girl). she was like an enchantress that Allured Alamat. The potion effect was steamy, blurry, hazy thus the effects on the visual and voices in the video. I mean even the sexy dancing was just on the spot.
That's TOMAS of ALAMAT the one you are pointing to in the second music video. I'm happy that you like his voice and my bias in ALAMAT. I really appreciate that you're slowly discovering Ppop because there are really a lot of talented groups in Ppop that need recognition on how good their music is so thank you ❤ More SB19 and Ppop video reaction soon.
🇵🇭 You might have missed some of the context in Aswang MV, because it seemed that you turned off the available English captions or subtitles for the MV. For some context and additional information, an "aswang" (ahs-WAHNG) is an umbrella term for native shape-shifting evil beings or creatures in Philippine or Filipino folklore and mythology that's generally and commonly translated into English as "monster", although a "monster" in Filipino is generally a "halimaw" (ha-LEE-mahw) instead of more specifically an "aswang". For more precise and better parallel categories with Western folklore and mythology, "aswangs" are categorized into five categories: vampires, self-segmenting viscera suckers, weredogs or transforming/shape-shifting huma-beast hybrids, witches or ghouls. By the way, the self-segmenting viscera sucker category of "aswangs" is the inspiration of SB19's Mana. In the MV, they used the concept of an "aswang", which in the MV is presented as of the vampire or vampiric category of "aswangs" (but are different in the Philippines compared to the Western vampires, as these "aswangs" are commonly disguising as beautiful women by the day commonly to attract or lure men as their common victims or to be their husbands and later victims, and then transform into a vampire-like or vampiric creature or being at night to suck blood slowly through their proboscis-like tongue until the victims are drained out of their blood, instead of their fangs, canine teeth, or by sucking the blood through the mouth after puncturing the neck of the victim with the fangs or canine teeth like the Western vampires), as a metaphor and symbolism for a toxic woman in a toxic relationship with her man, with the man being trapped with her in that toxic relationship just because of his blind love and of him being submissive, subservient and/or also masochistic to her (At least that's how I understand the lyrics' meanings and denotations in relation to the title, theme and concept of the "aswang" creature or being, and it as a character, metaphor, symbolism and inspiration, and in relation to relationships). The featured or guest lady as the vampire-like or vampiric "aswang" character in the MV is Fatima from LITZ, a former and unofficially disbanded or presumably disbanded P-pop idol girl group from March 8, 2022 to late 2022 or early 2023. LITZ is from the same label as ALAMAT, and was kind of like ALAMAT's idol sister group.
Alamat's discography is so original and dope. Love everything about them, especially my baby Mo.. omg don't get me started with his insanely sensual r&b vocals and swag visuals! 😍🥰😘 Plus they're the only group who sings 7-8 languages out of the 180 Philippine languages. That's powerful representation, start getting radio stations to play non-tagalog songs. Sometimes I dont understand a thing they're singin but I stan them so badly. I've been into P-POP and OPM recently and I'm hooked!
You've got it right Sammy, most if not all of their MVs are packed. One watch is not enough or you'll miss most of the details especially since they put in so many cultural aspects in them. Their attires are always partly inspired by either traditional wear or otherwise modern clothing but with traditional fabrics. Very underrated group.
ALAMAT is the best male group for me; they have the best discography and are not the typical "birit, birit" thing; they incorporate Filipino culture and music.
🇵🇭 The featured or guest lady as the "cyberpunk or cyberpunk-like", VR, "alien or alien-like", enchantress character in the Gayuma MV is the leader or "henerala" ("female general") of the female alphas of P-pop, G22.
Okay suggestion. If you're going to do another one, please react to Walang Hanggan and Sa Panaginip Nalang in the same reaction video. They go hand and hand. Enjooooooy
Okay Sammy, first I don’t even know Alamat but because of you I watched it because you have the best reaction. They are good! You are so funny! “Different muscle in the pelvic area..” and how they have diff occupation. Lol!! You have the best reaction from the song, vocal quality, choreo, instruments, etc you cover it all.
Hi Sammy! Thank you for reacting to Alamat😊 I hope you can react to their Wishbus performances those were on another level, you'll be surprised. They are even better on live vocal performances❤ Btw for their Wishbus they only have 5 I think: Ily Ily, Day and Night, Dayang, Say U Love Me and Kasmala
Hi Sam! If you are looking for Wish Bus performance of Alamat, I would like to recommend Say U Love Me, ILY ILY, Dayang, Kasmala and Day and Night. The vocals there are way better than the music video.
AAAACCCK!! Im so sad you didn't see the lyrics for the aswang mv. that's what im looking forward to. It's so funny how people react to the lyrics HAHAHAHA still a great video 🤙🤙
They are actually a 9 member boy group but 3 left. The ladies in their MVs are member of different PPOP girl groups. And, Kasmala MV is about those times where native Filipinos were put in a zoo for Western people’s amusement.
Thank you for doing another ALAMAT reaction. How about these songs: kbye, ABKD, porque, and ILY ILY, as the next set? These four songs features multiple Philippine languages and also vary in genres. Looking forward to it.
Kasmala MV portrays colonizers and how they treated us Filipinos back in the day but the song means something else entirely lol. ALAMAT is really great because they tackle a lot of Philippine issues and cultures but the boys are also extremely talented. Like Aswang tells you about 'aswang', they're mythical monsters in the Philippines that eat people, mostly women with long tongues, just like Manananggal (yes, the SB19 song) which separates their torsos whilst the upper body has demon-like wings. Tomas is the one you're talking about that has a pitch that's closer to a female voice. Jao is the one you keep saying has a smooth voice. I love them but I cannot get used to them body-rolling I feel they're too baby for me so it's awkward lmao it's like how I feel about SB19 Justin - way too precious and pure but that's just me LOL. I'm glad you're checking and enjoying them because their songs are the BEST! But I expected a lot because their agency, Viva Records, is a well-known label in the Philippines and they've been in the industry for as long as I could remember. (Granted, the boys pitched in a lot to their music too! So they're absolutely talented!)
My magiliw heart is just so happy rn! I just watched your first rv of them earlier, now we finally have this! Thank you so much!! We look forward to more of your alamat content 🤎🫶
Thank you for listening to ALAMAT, Sam! when i first discovered them i watched their videos several times - they're packed with "easter eggs". Every single detail is well thought out.
Thank you for featuring ALAMAT once again on your channel. 🥰🙏🏼 Btw, the members' name are on the subtitles, written before every line they sing respectively 😉
You didn't turn on the captions for aswang. Aswang is a shape shifter vampire like creature in Filipino folklore. That is why the eerie vibe. Featured artist was Fatima of LITZ as Queen Aswang
I thought I wouldn’t like any other boy group besides SB19, but Alamat is so amazing that I’m having a hard time deciding who my bias is because they’re all talented and super adorable. Tomas is such a cutie!
Fun fact: The boys are usually credited as lyricists in most of their songs w/ several languages in, but in Gayuma in particular, Mo is credited as its producer G22'S AJ is the Techno Babaylan (Ancient term for priestess) but actually a Manggagayuma (witch/potion brewer) in Gayuma Litz' Fatima (disbanded sister group of Alamat) plays the Aswang (folklore monster in the Philippines) :)
Say U Love Me is probably one of my fave Wish Bus performances. Mo actually wrote Gayuma himself so in the Wishbus performance, he added an exclusive verse at the end that you won't hear performed anywhere else. ILY ILY is also a fantastic Wish Bus performance but I feel like you need one video that's just ILY ILY - MV and Wish Bus. Because that song is a wild adventure. In terms of live performances, seeing Aswang danced on stage is a real treat that the MV can't really do justice. Find any recent high quality fancam of a live event. My suggestion is MLBB (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) event.
Their rap track Dagundong is elite. And Ily-ily plays around with different genres! But yeah, their wish bus performances are on another level. Their Gayuma has a rap outro special from Mo. And Say U Luv Me is so much vocally superior in the wish bus. Check them out!
You must see the Gayuma Wish Bus performance! Mo did an extra rap verse at the end of the song and it wasn't in the original track! He wrote the song btw, together with fellow members Alas and Taneo.
KASMALA - a song about American colonialism in the Philippines (around the early 1900's), and how the indigenous peoples were treated literally like dogs. There were put in human zoos where paying customers looked with disgust. The American colonizers did this so they can justify conquring the Philippines to "civilize" them, because some Americans at the time were against it. Later in the video, you see one of the members (named Taneo) being romantic with the person dressed in white (representing an American). It was said that American women were romantically involved with Filipinos immigrants in mid-1900's, which made the American men angry. So, Filipinos were often threatened by them, which is why you can see gun references several times in the MV. ASWANG - a song about the Philippine mythical creature with a long tongue. An Aswang is a shape-shifting creature that can be human by day, and blood-sucking creature by night. GAYUMA - a song about a love potion or being enchanted. Pre-colonial years, we had a female (or what we now call "transgender") shaman called Babaylan. They were highly praised in society, even rulers were considered beneath them. The woman in the MV (AJ from the female band G22) is the techno version of a Babaylan.
Alamat means legend or folklore. Kasmala or malakas means strong. Song is depicting part of the history of the Philippines when Ameican colonized the country. The portrayal of slavery. Aswang means evil person like vampire. Gayuma means spell or potion. This group Alamat sings in different dialects like Tagalog, Visayas, Ilocano, etc.
Hi Sam! Welcome to the rabbit hole of ALAMAT! Here's my wish bus performances recos for you: ILY ILY Gayuma Say U Love me Dayang Day and Night And please react to their Walang Hanggan MV and Sa Panaginip Nalang MV... These two are Ballad songs. Thank you!. And Welcome to Magiliw (means Beloved) fandom of ALAMAT!.
I reckon PPop's musical experimentation comes natural and effortless coz of the mix of cultures embedded in our history. From our indigenous tribes to the Malays, our Polynesian ancestors. The Arabs, Indians, and Chinese.Then the Spaniards and other Latino race in the Galleon trade, then the Americans. All these cultures reflect in our languages, dances, vocal styles, etc. We don't need to copy trends tbh coz we're more than that, we just have to go back to our roots!
I sooo love your reactios, Sammy esp - the side comments, one is about BINI that you're guessing if one of them is the girl monster in the Aswang MV. Got me lol when you said you can't remember if one of them has that "creepy tongue" lol. Sooo funny and also detailed when it comes to parts with the "notable" vocals. Thanks so much, Sammy. Thank you for appreciating Filipino talents. If you, please also react to thier wish bus performance of say you love (love thier raw vocals there), porque, sa panaginip na lang and walang hanggan. All of these are slow -ballads. Thank you and more power. PS Tomas has that feminine, smooth voice. He is from our region too. :) fun fact: he's the eldest among the six but he's the smol dude and baby-like features 😁
The song lyrics are in different Filipino dialects (Tagalog, Cebuano, Kapangpangan, etc.). When the Philippines became a colony of America, tribal Filipinos were exhibited in the World Fair in St. Louis, Missouri as savages. In reality, different regions of the Philippines have developed cultures and civilizations. The white figures are Americans (white). Some places in America during that time are segregated between white and black America.
@@hannahpsych3072 You can see the different stylish clothes and art/dances of other regions of the Philippines. While the World Fair highlighted the backward tribal Filipinos. It validates the legitimacy of American colonization to educate the "savages who are not fit to govern themselves" ["Manifest Destiny"]. In reality, the First Philippine Republic has a constitution, post offices, national army, taxation system, monetary system, etc. There was an economy in the process of transforming the Philippines into a developed country at the turn of the 20th century.
Thanks to you for intriducing Alamat to me and shame on me for not looking on their awesome stuff! I'm loving discovering these songs and groups with you. It felt like I've got a friend from a far because you point out the things that I'm also pointing out haha Thanks for introducing G22 as well! And Thanks for appreciating my pandemic saviors, SB19 and BTS!
Hey bro thanks for reacting out boys. You can also check their other side on the following songs Kbye Sa Panaginip - my favorite ballad IlyIly Porque ABKD
Thanks for this RV..lyrics wise, this is a good combination😅 for nex RV's I recommend for live performance, apart from wish bus, is their Rappler live. Then their collaborations also: Catching Feelings x Kbye, Tibay 'yan, Kapit, Ngayong Gabi, and Ang Galing Dito.
the "sticks" in kasmala are actually called arnis, national martial art of the Philippines. the people in white costumes represent colonizers back then
When they were debuted in 2021, there were 9 members. By April 2022, they continued with 6 members. Thanks for reacting to them and appreciating their music= their advocacy to bring Filipino language, culture, history and fashion to the mainstream pop industry
Kasmala is an inverted form of malakas which means strong or loud. Kasmala is too deep. It's about colonialism, exploitation, invasion, killin' blabla Aswang is a mythical creature if I'm not mistaken.
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I'm beginning to see their discography runs deeper than I first imagined.. we un-earthed some gems today! 👏🏻
I want to check out some of their 'Wish Bus' stuff next; let me know which songs to watch below! 💜
Check out their wish bus say you love me 😊
Alamat
Kbye
ABKD
Porque
ILY ILY
Next to React ❤❤❤❤
Please check out Josh Cullen and Mo collab song, Lights Out 😊
wish bus
- say u love me
- ily ily
- day and night
I second!❤
popular opinion: ALAMAT does not have a bad song 🔥
Yes!
100% agreee!
even the Coke Collabs are lit. 🤎
AGREE!!!
Totoo! They can even make the typical unimpressive beats sound good/unique. Kahit eme eme yung lyrics, tunog de kalidad pa din. I once saw a comment from interfan na catchy daw yung Summer to the Max kahit di nya naiintindihan-that was before she learned the english translation of that song😂
The Kasmala video references two events. One is the exhibition of Filipinos at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri USA, where they were treated like specimens at a zoo. The other is the Watsonville riots in California in 1930, where white mobs attacked Filipino farm workers because they were afraid Filipinos were taking their jobs and their women.
what i love about ppop is that they don't sound very alike , they have different distinct sound most specially ALAMAT they are my second of the best ppop group , i love their sound so very distinct that when you listen to the song you will automatically know that it's ALAMAT ❤❤❤
Right.All groups have their own uniqueness na masasabi mong sa kanila lng tlga.And tbh mas nakikinig and nagstretream na ko sa ppop more than kpop ngayon.Bini sb19 g22 bgyo and this group.Grabe kada araw di tlga ako nagsasawa sa kanilang lahat.
From complementing the clothing to complementing the lack of clothing XD 😆🤣
Got me also laughing! Sammy's comments are witty-funny!😊
ALAMAT’s ABKD and ILY-ILY are also nice songs and has a great meaning behind it. I agree at what you said that Alamat is not afraid to show a different kind of concept. That’s why they are one of a kind. You can feel that they are proud of our culture and where they come from. Aswang is a mythical creature in the Philippines that has a long tongue. Kinda like a mananaggal too, the creature in SB19’s MANA. Alamat has a great discography. Thank you for listening to them. 🤎
Kasmala is a deep song actually. I thinks it's all about discrimination, colonialism and abuse experienced by Filipinos before.
Yes,as seen from the video
Yes. The story behind kasmala needs to be discussed ❤ The song by the way is 🔥 My fave track of Alamat.
The girl in the video of Gayuma. That is AJ from G22 the one that you reacted before, that girl u like and you mentioned She is so Animated 😂
Aswang and Gayuma are some of the many of superstitious beliefs in the Philippines. For me I believe it’s true.
Aswang is some sort of shape shifter Ghoul/Vampire/monster. And Alamat was singing how they fell in love with this monster and she can devour them anytime.
Gayuma-is a love potion, The lady in the video is “Aj from G22 (deep voice girl). she was like an enchantress that Allured Alamat. The potion effect was steamy, blurry, hazy thus the effects on the visual and voices in the video. I mean even the sexy dancing was just on the spot.
That's TOMAS of ALAMAT the one you are pointing to in the second music video. I'm happy that you like his voice and my bias in ALAMAT. I really appreciate that you're slowly discovering Ppop because there are really a lot of talented groups in Ppop that need recognition on how good their music is so thank you ❤ More SB19 and Ppop video reaction soon.
🇵🇭 You might have missed some of the context in Aswang MV, because it seemed that you turned off the available English captions or subtitles for the MV.
For some context and additional information, an "aswang" (ahs-WAHNG) is an umbrella term for native shape-shifting evil beings or creatures in Philippine or Filipino folklore and mythology that's generally and commonly translated into English as "monster", although a "monster" in Filipino is generally a "halimaw" (ha-LEE-mahw) instead of more specifically an "aswang".
For more precise and better parallel categories with Western folklore and mythology, "aswangs" are categorized into five categories: vampires, self-segmenting viscera suckers, weredogs or transforming/shape-shifting huma-beast hybrids, witches or ghouls.
By the way, the self-segmenting viscera sucker category of "aswangs" is the inspiration of SB19's Mana.
In the MV, they used the concept of an "aswang", which in the MV is presented as of the vampire or vampiric category of "aswangs" (but are different in the Philippines compared to the Western vampires, as these "aswangs" are commonly disguising as beautiful women by the day commonly to attract or lure men as their common victims or to be their husbands and later victims, and then transform into a vampire-like or vampiric creature or being at night to suck blood slowly through their proboscis-like tongue until the victims are drained out of their blood, instead of their fangs, canine teeth, or by sucking the blood through the mouth after puncturing the neck of the victim with the fangs or canine teeth like the Western vampires), as a metaphor and symbolism for a toxic woman in a toxic relationship with her man, with the man being trapped with her in that toxic relationship just because of his blind love and of him being submissive, subservient and/or also masochistic to her (At least that's how I understand the lyrics' meanings and denotations in relation to the title, theme and concept of the "aswang" creature or being, and it as a character, metaphor, symbolism and inspiration, and in relation to relationships).
The featured or guest lady as the vampire-like or vampiric "aswang" character in the MV is Fatima from LITZ, a former and unofficially disbanded or presumably disbanded P-pop idol girl group from March 8, 2022 to late 2022 or early 2023. LITZ is from the same label as ALAMAT, and was kind of like ALAMAT's idol sister group.
Gayuma is love potion in English. The girl in the video is the leader of G22 AJ as Techno Babaylan (shaman or healer)
One of my paborito groups next to sb19 ALAMAT
The producer of Gayuma is actually Mo and it's also written by him together with other members Alas and Taneo
Alamat's discography is so original and dope. Love everything about them, especially my baby Mo.. omg don't get me started with his insanely sensual r&b vocals and swag visuals! 😍🥰😘
Plus they're the only group who sings 7-8 languages out of the 180 Philippine languages. That's powerful representation, start getting radio stations to play non-tagalog songs. Sometimes I dont understand a thing they're singin but I stan them so badly. I've been into P-POP and OPM recently and I'm hooked!
i was pleased watching the old videos of Alamat and been reminded how really good they are. too bad they arent that big. but soon they will be.
ALAMAT TALAGA DABEST OMG !! IM SO HAPPY THEY'RE GETTING MORE RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION
You've got it right Sammy, most if not all of their MVs are packed. One watch is not enough or you'll miss most of the details especially since they put in so many cultural aspects in them. Their attires are always partly inspired by either traditional wear or otherwise modern clothing but with traditional fabrics. Very underrated group.
ALAMAT is the best male group for me; they have the best discography and are not the typical "birit, birit" thing; they incorporate Filipino culture and music.
🇵🇭 The featured or guest lady as the "cyberpunk or cyberpunk-like", VR, "alien or alien-like", enchantress character in the Gayuma MV is the leader or "henerala" ("female general") of the female alphas of P-pop, G22.
Alamat wish bus performance
Ily ily
Say u love me
Kasmala
Dayang
Gayuma
Day and night
Kinda sad he didn't turn on the CC/Subtitles on Aswang cuz I was waiting for the lyrics to gag him.
15:26 He did but it weirdly opted for the auto-generated version. Did their management remove the official English subtitle of it?
Okay suggestion. If you're going to do another one, please react to Walang Hanggan and Sa Panaginip Nalang in the same reaction video. They go hand and hand. Enjooooooy
Okay Sammy, first I don’t even know Alamat but because of you I watched it because you have the best reaction. They are good! You are so funny! “Different muscle in the pelvic area..” and how they have diff occupation. Lol!! You have the best reaction from the song, vocal quality, choreo, instruments, etc you cover it all.
Hi Sammy! Thank you for reacting to Alamat😊 I hope you can react to their Wishbus performances those were on another level, you'll be surprised. They are even better on live vocal performances❤
Btw for their Wishbus they only have 5 I think:
Ily Ily, Day and Night, Dayang, Say U Love Me and Kasmala
Hi Sam! If you are looking for Wish Bus performance of Alamat, I would like to recommend Say U Love Me, ILY ILY, Dayang, Kasmala and Day and Night. The vocals there are way better than the music video.
+1
Yes. Heavy on Say U Love Me wish bus. Love that more than the official track. 😅
For Wishbus performances, pls.react to Say You Love Me, Day and Night, ily Ily
Aswang is a PH Monster, my favourite song of them✨✨✨✨
The girl from the "Gayuma" MV was G22 AJ
06:25 that's called a "sablay" a sash but used a malong garment, it's a piece of garment shaped into a tube which can be worn in many ways.
Atin here!!! but wow, Alamat vocals and music video are amazing💯👋👋 say u love me and Aswang🤟🤟🤟🤟
Thank you for reacting to ALAMAT. Please also react to ILY ILY mv and wish bus 🩵
The stick choreo you mentioned in kasmala is a Philippine martial arts we called arnis
their wish bus live is so much better
YASS! MY BOYS ALAMAT!!
I love Alamat because they speak different languages❤
Try listening to their wish bus performances, you will see how they are when live 😊
AAAACCCK!! Im so sad you didn't see the lyrics for the aswang mv. that's what im looking forward to. It's so funny how people react to the lyrics HAHAHAHA still a great video 🤙🤙
Love your Alamat reaction videos. You get to hear and see so much details into the songs and MVs. Appreciate your attentiveness and vibes. ❤
Huge thanks for reacting again to Alamat! They're my favorite P-pop group! 🔥🔥🔥
OMG YOU NEED TO CHECKOUT THEIR WISH BUS PERFORMANCES!!!
They are actually a 9 member boy group but 3 left. The ladies in their MVs are member of different PPOP girl groups.
And, Kasmala MV is about those times where native Filipinos were put in a zoo for Western people’s amusement.
Thank you for doing another ALAMAT reaction. How about these songs: kbye, ABKD, porque, and ILY ILY, as the next set? These four songs features multiple Philippine languages and also vary in genres. Looking forward to it.
Kasmala MV portrays colonizers and how they treated us Filipinos back in the day but the song means something else entirely lol. ALAMAT is really great because they tackle a lot of Philippine issues and cultures but the boys are also extremely talented. Like Aswang tells you about 'aswang', they're mythical monsters in the Philippines that eat people, mostly women with long tongues, just like Manananggal (yes, the SB19 song) which separates their torsos whilst the upper body has demon-like wings.
Tomas is the one you're talking about that has a pitch that's closer to a female voice. Jao is the one you keep saying has a smooth voice. I love them but I cannot get used to them body-rolling I feel they're too baby for me so it's awkward lmao it's like how I feel about SB19 Justin - way too precious and pure but that's just me LOL. I'm glad you're checking and enjoying them because their songs are the BEST! But I expected a lot because their agency, Viva Records, is a well-known label in the Philippines and they've been in the industry for as long as I could remember. (Granted, the boys pitched in a lot to their music too! So they're absolutely talented!)
My magiliw heart is just so happy rn! I just watched your first rv of them earlier, now we finally have this! Thank you so much!! We look forward to more of your alamat content 🤎🫶
bruh you just reacted to my most fave alamat songs in one video. i was so excited to watch this reaction when i saw the title.
why do i feel like you're having a gay panic 😭😭 love that
Thank you for listening to ALAMAT, Sam! when i first discovered them i watched their videos several times - they're packed with "easter eggs". Every single detail is well thought out.
Check Walang Hanggan, Sa Panaginip Na Lang, Kbye and ABKD too!
more more more please!!! watch their wishbus live performance
Yup, their discography is diverse aside from the languages they used. (Thankful I grew up using 4-5 languages 😅)
Do listen to ILY ILY.
Thank you for featuring ALAMAT once again on your channel. 🥰🙏🏼 Btw, the members' name are on the subtitles, written before every line they sing respectively 😉
Kasmala wish bus was fire,they really showcased their skill there.
Omg yes, that was a dope performance!
You didn't turn on the captions for aswang. Aswang is a shape shifter vampire like creature in Filipino folklore. That is why the eerie vibe. Featured artist was Fatima of LITZ as Queen Aswang
13:48 that is Alamat Tomas, one of the vocals alongside Alamat Mo - the one in braids with sultry RnB sound
Aside from SB19, I also really like ALAMAT. Their sound is very unique from everyone else.
Thank you for this RV ❤
I thought I wouldn’t like any other boy group besides SB19, but Alamat is so amazing that I’m having a hard time deciding who my bias is because they’re all talented and super adorable. Tomas is such a cutie!
My Magiliw heart is grateful! Thank youuu 🎉🤎
Me too.❤can’t stop smiling all throughout the reaction.
Do the Wish Bus with Alamat! Their vocals are majestic!
Eeeeyyy!! Alamat!!
My magiliw heart is so happy!!!
Fun fact: The boys are usually credited as lyricists in most of their songs w/ several languages in, but in Gayuma in particular, Mo is credited as its producer
G22'S AJ is the Techno Babaylan (Ancient term for priestess) but actually a Manggagayuma (witch/potion brewer) in Gayuma
Litz' Fatima (disbanded sister group of Alamat) plays the Aswang (folklore monster in the Philippines) :)
Need to check out Wish Bus of Say U Love Me, Gayuma and Day and Night
Say U Love Me is probably one of my fave Wish Bus performances. Mo actually wrote Gayuma himself so in the Wishbus performance, he added an exclusive verse at the end that you won't hear performed anywhere else.
ILY ILY is also a fantastic Wish Bus performance but I feel like you need one video that's just ILY ILY - MV and Wish Bus. Because that song is a wild adventure.
In terms of live performances, seeing Aswang danced on stage is a real treat that the MV can't really do justice. Find any recent high quality fancam of a live event. My suggestion is MLBB (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) event.
U should also check out their ballads Walang Hanggan and Sa Panaginip Na Lang
LEZGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Their rap track Dagundong is elite. And Ily-ily plays around with different genres! But yeah, their wish bus performances are on another level. Their Gayuma has a rap outro special from Mo. And Say U Luv Me is so much vocally superior in the wish bus. Check them out!
Please next react alamat in wish bus
Aswang bass is being sample from michael jackson thriller but restructured (idk what its called).
You must see the Gayuma Wish Bus performance! Mo did an extra rap verse at the end of the song and it wasn't in the original track! He wrote the song btw, together with fellow members Alas and Taneo.
"I've complemented their clothing, I can't believe I'm complementing theeir lack of clothing." This cracked me up
You should also watch their song "Walang Hanggan", "ABKD", and "Sa Panaginip Nalang" those songs are amazingg
Thank you, Sammy! Alamat is my fave ❤️😊
KASMALA - a song about American colonialism in the Philippines (around the early 1900's), and how the indigenous peoples were treated literally like dogs. There were put in human zoos where paying customers looked with disgust. The American colonizers did this so they can justify conquring the Philippines to "civilize" them, because some Americans at the time were against it. Later in the video, you see one of the members (named Taneo) being romantic with the person dressed in white (representing an American). It was said that American women were romantically involved with Filipinos immigrants in mid-1900's, which made the American men angry. So, Filipinos were often threatened by them, which is why you can see gun references several times in the MV.
ASWANG - a song about the Philippine mythical creature with a long tongue. An Aswang is a shape-shifting creature that can be human by day, and blood-sucking creature by night.
GAYUMA - a song about a love potion or being enchanted. Pre-colonial years, we had a female (or what we now call "transgender") shaman called Babaylan. They were highly praised in society, even rulers were considered beneath them. The woman in the MV (AJ from the female band G22) is the techno version of a Babaylan.
Alamat moe vocals so good.. My fav song gayuma
Alamat means legend or folklore. Kasmala or malakas means strong. Song is depicting part of the history of the Philippines when Ameican colonized the country. The portrayal of slavery. Aswang means evil person like vampire. Gayuma means spell or potion. This group Alamat sings in different dialects like Tagalog, Visayas, Ilocano, etc.
Hi Sam! Welcome to the rabbit hole of ALAMAT!
Here's my wish bus performances recos for you:
ILY ILY
Gayuma
Say U Love me
Dayang
Day and Night
And please react to their Walang Hanggan MV and Sa Panaginip Nalang MV... These two are Ballad songs. Thank you!. And Welcome to Magiliw (means Beloved) fandom of ALAMAT!.
These are the songs that made me like Alamat so much... 🔥🔥🔥💪✨
Wish bus performances next! They are even more amazing live!!
I'm an A'tin but I can't deny that I also love these boys, my 2nd ppop fave
Check out Alamat's other songs with MV.
ABKD
ILY ILY
PORQUE
SA PANAGINIP NA LANG
so cool.
Salamat po.
The first Mv has too much of Philippines culture on it. Btw the 2nd song you must watch it in Wish bus, the harmonies are insane
yes, jao is definitely one smooth mf 😂
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I reckon PPop's musical experimentation comes natural and effortless coz of the mix of cultures embedded in our history. From our indigenous tribes to the Malays, our Polynesian ancestors. The Arabs, Indians, and Chinese.Then the Spaniards and other Latino race in the Galleon trade, then the Americans. All these cultures reflect in our languages, dances, vocal styles, etc. We don't need to copy trends tbh coz we're more than that, we just have to go back to our roots!
I sooo love your reactios, Sammy esp - the side comments, one is about BINI that you're guessing if one of them is the girl monster in the Aswang MV. Got me lol when you said you can't remember if one of them has that "creepy tongue" lol. Sooo funny and also detailed when it comes to parts with the "notable" vocals.
Thanks so much, Sammy. Thank you for appreciating Filipino talents.
If you, please also react to thier wish bus performance of say you love (love thier raw vocals there), porque, sa panaginip na lang and walang hanggan. All of these are slow -ballads.
Thank you and more power.
PS
Tomas has that feminine, smooth voice. He is from our region too. :)
fun fact: he's the eldest among the six but he's the smol dude and baby-like features 😁
The song lyrics are in different Filipino dialects (Tagalog, Cebuano, Kapangpangan, etc.). When the Philippines became a colony of America, tribal Filipinos were exhibited in the World Fair in St. Louis, Missouri as savages. In reality, different regions of the Philippines have developed cultures and civilizations. The white figures are Americans (white). Some places in America during that time are segregated between white and black America.
This. Thank you for sharing the background of Kasmala. Alamat's MVs are all informative. And btw, they sing in different Filipino languages.
@@hannahpsych3072 You can see the different stylish clothes and art/dances of other regions of the Philippines. While the World Fair highlighted the backward tribal Filipinos. It validates the legitimacy of American colonization to educate the "savages who are not fit to govern themselves" ["Manifest Destiny"]. In reality, the First Philippine Republic has a constitution, post offices, national army, taxation system, monetary system, etc. There was an economy in the process of transforming the Philippines into a developed country at the turn of the 20th century.
Bruno Mars is half Filipino so no wonder he looks the same as the guy in afro
I hope you can check their other songs and live performance
Thanks to you for intriducing Alamat to me and shame on me for not looking on their awesome stuff! I'm loving discovering these songs and groups with you. It felt like I've got a friend from a far because you point out the things that I'm also pointing out haha Thanks for introducing G22 as well! And Thanks for appreciating my pandemic saviors, SB19 and BTS!
Their label is known for producing films that’s probably why their mvs have very interesting story telling.
OMG IM THANKFUL THAT YOUVE DISCOVERED ALAMAT! TOP CLASS INDEED!
Hey bro thanks for reacting out boys. You can also check their other side on the following songs
Kbye
Sa Panaginip - my favorite ballad
IlyIly
Porque
ABKD
Thanks for this RV..lyrics wise, this is a good combination😅 for nex RV's I recommend for live performance, apart from wish bus, is their Rappler live. Then their collaborations also: Catching Feelings x Kbye, Tibay 'yan, Kapit, Ngayong Gabi, and Ang Galing Dito.
thank you for reacting to Alamat! Yes Jao's vocals is nice.. His rap style ate!
the "sticks" in kasmala are actually called arnis, national martial art of the Philippines. the people in white costumes represent colonizers back then
When they were debuted in 2021, there were 9 members. By April 2022, they continued with 6 members.
Thanks for reacting to them and appreciating their music= their advocacy to bring Filipino language, culture, history and fashion to the mainstream pop industry
Now do reaction video of their wish bus performances!! Pleaseeeee you'll surely enjoy it! Alamat Vocals 🔛🔝🔥🔥🔥
Kasmala is an inverted form of malakas which means strong or loud.
Kasmala is too deep. It's about colonialism, exploitation, invasion, killin' blabla
Aswang is a mythical creature if I'm not mistaken.